Ken,
So it looks like Athearn is fooling us again by putting the wrong
paintscheme on the right car or vice-versa! My question is now
if there are any pictures around of these GS-8's and when these
were in revenue service. Do you know more?
Ben de Vries
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Martin" <kmartin@cwia.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] New Athearn 65' Gondola - non-commercial
> Tom,
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> Looking in my copy of the 1965 folio book the GM-3(A-D) is 65'6' inside
> length with 18 panels the same as the photo in Spoor's Color Guide.
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> There is a GM-8 that is 65'6' inside length with 20 panels the same as
> the Athern car. They are C&S 21050-21069, none for the Q.
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> Ken Martin
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> thommack wrote:
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>> I knew this was coming from from Athearn from an announcement at the
>> NMRA convention in July. This is the first picture I have seen:
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>> http://www.pbase.com/dh30973/image/50563723
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>> Gondola is CB&Q class GM-3 series 197000-197014 built by P-S in 1937.
>> There were also GM-3D's 197180-197229 that came from Havelock in 1958
>> painted Chinese Red (see Spoor's Color Guide P. ??).
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>> Based on the GM-3D picture in the CG, the Athearn car is close, but
>> actually has two extra panels. Based on the GM-3D picture there should
>> only be three panels between the &Q and the B in BURLINGTON. Also,
>> only three panels between the N in BURLINGTON and the Burlington Route
>> herald. Otherwise, looks like a good stand-in. Unless maybe the
>> original GM-3 had the extra two panels. Anyone know?
>>
>> Tom Mack
>> Cincinnati, Ohio
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